Superbad
2007USA★ 7.34 pt match
Both films sit with belonging, longing, and figuring out who you are. Same energy: dark comedy, warm, escalating, and episodic.
Superchondriac
Supercondriaque
2014FranceLanguage: frDirected by Dany Boon★ 5.5
Available in English: subtitled
Romain Faubert is a 39 year old, single, medical photographer... and a raging hypochondriac. His doctor and only friend Dr. Dimitri Zvenka thinks he knows the cure for Romain: dating! But with the arrival of freedom fighter Anton Miroslav, everyone might get more then they bargained for...
Themes and style
Tone
dark comedywarmabsurdistwhimsical
Pacing
episodicescalating
Story
con deceptionjourneyunraveling
Emotion
belongingfiguring out who you arelongingthe family you choose
Themes
caught between worldsfear of the outsiderclass and money
Feel
crowd pleaserfun scarycatharticrewatchable
Violence
mildWhere to watch
Hollywood films like Superchondriac
If Superchondriac hit you the right way, here are Hollywood films that share its DNA. Same emotional weight, same kind of stories, same kind of payoff.
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
1987USA★ 7.34 pt match
Like Superchondriac, this one is rooted in belonging and the family you choose. The world both films live in revolves around class and money. Same energy: dark comedy, warm, episodic, and escalating.
Ghostbusters
1984USA★ 7.54 pt match
What ties these together is belonging, the family you choose, and figuring out who you are. Both circle the same ground: class and money. Both move the same way too, dark comedy, whimsical, escalating, and episodic.
The Nice Guys
2016USA★ 7.13.5 pt match
Like Superchondriac, this one is rooted in the family you choose. They share the same lens on class and money. Both move the same way too, dark comedy, warm, escalating, and episodic.
Bridesmaids
2011USA★ 6.53.5 pt match
What ties these together is belonging, figuring out who you are, and longing. Both circle the same ground: class and money. Same energy: dark comedy, warm, episodic, and escalating.
Trading Places
1983USA★ 7.23.5 pt match
Both films sit with figuring out who you are and the family you choose. Both circle the same ground: class and money. The feel is the same: dark comedy, warm, escalating, and episodic.
The Big Lebowski
1998USA★ 7.83 pt match
Like Superchondriac, this one is rooted in figuring out who you are and belonging. They share the same lens on class and money and caught between worlds. Same energy: dark comedy, absurdist, and episodic.
Office Space
1999USA★ 7.43 pt match
Both films sit with figuring out who you are and belonging. The world both films live in revolves around class and money. Same energy: dark comedy, absurdist, episodic, and escalating.